diff --git a/policy/policy_contract.go b/policy/policy_contract.go
index 067450c..89b0ae8 100644
--- a/policy/policy_contract.go
+++ b/policy/policy_contract.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 const (
-	// ErrNotAutorized is returned when the none of the transaction signers
+	// ErrNotAuthorized is returned when the none of the transaction signers
 	// belongs to the list of autorized keys.
-	ErrNotAutorized = "none of the signers is not autorized to change the contract"
+	ErrNotAuthorized = "none of the signers is authorized to change the contract"
 )
 
 // _deploy function sets up initial list of inner ring public keys.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func checkAuthorization(ctx storage.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	panic(ErrNotAutorized)
+	panic(ErrNotAuthorized)
 }
 
 func SetAdmin(addr interop.Hash160) {
diff --git a/tests/policy_test.go b/tests/policy_test.go
index 117a42c..9cc2bee 100644
--- a/tests/policy_test.go
+++ b/tests/policy_test.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func TestAutorization(t *testing.T) {
 	c := e.WithSigners(s)
 
 	args := []any{policy.Container, "cnr1", "ingress:myrule3", []byte("opaque")}
-	c.InvokeFail(t, policy.ErrNotAutorized, "addChain", args...)
+	c.InvokeFail(t, policy.ErrNotAuthorized, "addChain", args...)
 
 	e.Invoke(t, stackitem.Null{}, "setAdmin", s.ScriptHash())
 	e.Invoke(t, stackitem.NewBuffer(s.ScriptHash().BytesBE()), "getAdmin")